Andre Heath
Part 1
Published on Nov 19, 2013
The CELESTIAL Convergence | http://thecelestialconvergence.blogsp...November 19, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - Severe storms have caused damage as they sweep across south-east Queensland, with some areas hit by hail and gale-force winds.
The storm hit around 4:00pm (AEST), and the weather bureau says gusts of up to 139 kilometres per hour have been recorded at Coomera on the Gold Coast.
A man and a 15-year-old girl have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a tree fell and crushed a car at Upper Coomera.
Hail the size of golf balls pummelled Dreamworld at Coomera, sending patrons at the theme park scuttling for cover.
The State Emergency Service has received about 350 calls for help.
Gold Coast SES controller Jade Wollard says they are expecting a busy night.
"We'll be going through most of the night and we'll probably try and catch up again tomorrow, just depending on how many calls we actually get," he said.
A resident of the nearby suburb of Helensvale says it was an intense downpour.
"I'm looking at a white back yard, trees stripped bare bark everything," she said.
Hail also damaged parts of the Helensvale shopping centre.
Kim Richardson from Dreamworld says they are assessing the damage.
"I mean it was really quite intense, it was quite scary," she said.
Energex says about thousands of houses across Brisbane and surrounding areas lost power at the height of the storm.
Power has since been restored to most properties.
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Andre Heath
Published on Nov 19, 2013
The CELESTIAL Convergence | http://thecelestialconvergence.blogsp...November 19, 2013 - AUSTRALIA - Severe storms have caused damage as they sweep across south-east Queensland, with some areas hit by hail and gale-force winds.
The storm hit around 4:00pm (AEST), and the weather bureau says gusts of up to 139 kilometres per hour have been recorded at Coomera on the Gold Coast.
A man and a 15-year-old girl have been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a tree fell and crushed a car at Upper Coomera.
Hail the size of golf balls pummelled Dreamworld at Coomera, sending patrons at the theme park scuttling for cover.
The State Emergency Service has received about 350 calls for help.
Gold Coast SES controller Jade Wollard says they are expecting a busy night.
"We'll be going through most of the night and we'll probably try and catch up again tomorrow, just depending on how many calls we actually get," he said.
A resident of the nearby suburb of Helensvale says it was an intense downpour.
"I'm looking at a white back yard, trees stripped bare bark everything," she said.
Hail also damaged parts of the Helensvale shopping centre.
Kim Richardson from Dreamworld says they are assessing the damage.
"I mean it was really quite intense, it was quite scary," she said.
Energex says about thousands of houses across Brisbane and surrounding areas lost power at the height of the storm.
Power has since been restored to most properties..........
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